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The study of the physical universe and its contents by means of reproducible observations, measurements, and experiments to establish, verify, or modify general laws to explain its nature and behaviour.
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[KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS]
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accidentology
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aeronautics
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aeronomy
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agronomy
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anatomy (discipline)
NT5
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anthracology
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applied sciences
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archaeology
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marine archaeology
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architecture
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aid architecture
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bioarchitecture
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bioclimatic architecture
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bioecological architecture
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environmental sustainable architecture
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landscape architecture
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rural architecture
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traditional architecture
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urbanism
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astronautics
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astronomy
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astrophysics
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behavioural sciences
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bioinformatics
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biological sciences
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biology
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NT6
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aerobiology
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aquatic biology
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estuarine biology
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freshwater biology
NT7
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marine biology
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biometrics
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cytology
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embryology
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evolutionary biology
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genetics
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NT7
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animal genetics
NT7
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human genetics
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plant genetics
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histology
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human biology
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hydrobiology
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microbiology
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NT7
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aquatic microbiology
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NT8
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marine microbiology
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bacteriology
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soil microbiology
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virology
NT6
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molecular biology
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morphology
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soil biology
NT5
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biophysics
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botany
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cecidology
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mycology
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palynology
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phytosociology
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cartography
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chemistry
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analytical chemistry
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atmospheric chemistry
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biochemistry
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marine biochemistry
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cosmochemistry
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environmental chemistry
NT6
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general chemistry
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geochemistry
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biogeochemistry
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hydrogeochemistry
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industrial chemistry
NT6
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inorganic chemistry
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nuclear chemistry
NT6
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organic chemistry
NT6
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physical chemistry
NT6
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soil chemistry
NT6
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stoichiometry
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water chemistry
NT5
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cognitive sciences
NT5
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computer science
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artificial intelligence
NT5
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cultural anthropology
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cybernetics
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earth sciences
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NT6
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biochronology
NT6
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crystal chemistry
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gemology
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geodesy
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geodynamics
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geography
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biogeography
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NT8
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chorology
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phytogeography
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zoogeography
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human geography
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NT8
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economic geography
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historical geography
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political geography
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paleogeography
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physical geography
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geology
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applied geology
NT7
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environmental geology
NT7
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extraterrestrial geology
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hydrogeology
NT7
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marine geology
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NT8
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submarine geology
NT7
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mineralogy
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NT8
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crystal optic
NT8
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crystallography
NT8
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optical mineralogy
NT8
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soil mineralogy
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mining geology
NT7
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sedimentology
NT7
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structural geology
NT7
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tectonics
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glaciotectonics
NT8
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neotectonics
NT8
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plate tectonics
NT8
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seismotectonics
NT8
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volcanotectonics
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volcanology
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geomechanics
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geotechnology
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NT8
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geotechnics
NT8
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soil mechanics
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geomorphology (science)
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NT7
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quantitative geomorphology
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geophysics
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applied geophysics
NT7
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solid-earth geophysics
NT6
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geothermics
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gitology
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ichnology
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lithology
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mineral economics
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orography
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paleozoology
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petrography
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seismology
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stratigraphy
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biostratigraphy
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chemostratigraphy
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chronostratigraphy
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cyclostratigraphy
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lithostratigraphy
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sequence stratigraphy
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tectonophysics
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topography
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planimetry
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ecology
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acoustic ecology
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agricultural ecology
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agroecology
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alpine ecology
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animal ecology
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applied ecology
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aquatic ecology
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estuarine ecology
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marine ecology
NT6
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autoecology
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coastal ecology
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edaphology
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forest ecology
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human ecology
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land ecology
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landscape ecology
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paleoecology
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plant ecology
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political ecology
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population ecology
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synecology
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trophic ecology
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tropical ecology
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urban ecology
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economics
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ecological economics
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environmental economics
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macroeconomics
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socioeconomics
NT5
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ecotoxicology
NT5
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ekistics
NT5
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electronics
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microelectronics
NT5
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energetics
NT5
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engineering
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agricultural engineering
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aviation engineering
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bioengineering
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biological engineering
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biomedical engineering
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chemical engineering
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civil engineering
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NT7
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environmental engineering
NT7
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municipal engineering
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transport engineering
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NT8
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traffic engineering
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NT6
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earthquake engineering
NT6
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electrical engineering
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engineering science
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forest engineering
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genetic engineering
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geo-engineering
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human engineering
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hydraulic engineering
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marine engineering
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mechanical engineering
NT6
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mining engineering
NT6
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natural engineering
NT6
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nuclear engineering
NT6
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process engineering
NT6
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sanitary engineering
NT6
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structural engineering
NT5
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environmental science
NT5
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environmental sociology
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ergonomics
NT5
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ethnology
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NT6
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ethnography
NT5
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exact sciences
NT5
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fluidics
NT5
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forensic science
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NT6
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forensic dentistry
NT6
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forensic medicine
NT5
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futurology
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health physics
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history
NT5
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history of science
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human sciences
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hydraulics
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NT6
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agricultural hydraulics
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maritime hydraulics
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river hydraulics
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urban hydraulics
NT5
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hydrology
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NT6
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applied hydrology
NT6
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arid-zone hydrology
NT6
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continental hydrology
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dendrohydrology
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groundwater hydrology
NT6
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karst hydrology
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limnology
NT6
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potamology
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stochastic hydrology
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surface water hydrology
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urban hydrology
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jurisprudence
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life science
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linguistics
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computational linguistics
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ethnolinguistics
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sociolinguistics
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materials science
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mathematics
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NT6
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mathematical analysis
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medical sciences
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NT6
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medicine (science)
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audiology
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aviation medicine
NT7
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cardiology
NT7
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disaster medicine
NT7
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emergency medicine
NT7
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endocrinology
NT7
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environmental medicine
NT7
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epidemiology
NT7
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haematology
NT7
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homeopathic medicine
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hygiene
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NT8
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environmental hygiene
NT8
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food hygiene
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industrial hygiene
NT8
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occupational hygiene
NT8
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veterinary hygiene
NT7
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immunology
NT7
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neurology
NT7
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nuclear medicine
NT7
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occupational medicine
NT7
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oncology
NT7
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pathology
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NT8
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animal pathology
NT8
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human pathology
NT8
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phytopathology
NT7
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radiology
NT7
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social medicine
NT7
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surgery
NT7
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toxicology
NT7
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traditional medicine
NT7
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veterinary medicine
NT6
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nutrition science
NT6
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psychiatry
NT5
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metallurgy
NT5
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metrology
NT5
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natural sciences
NT5
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oceanography
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NT6
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chemical oceanography
NT6
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estuarine oceanography
NT6
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physical oceanography
NT5
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palaeontology
NT5
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parasitology
NT5
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pharmacology
NT5
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philosophy
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NT6
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aesthetics
NT6
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epistemology
NT6
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ethics
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NT7
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bioethics
NT7
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environmental ethics
NT5
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physical science
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NT6
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physics
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NT7
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acoustics
NT7
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aerodynamics
NT7
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atmospheric physics
NT7
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fluid mechanics
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NT8
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fluid dynamics
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NT7
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kinetics
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NT8
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electrokinetics
NT8
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toxicokinetics
NT7
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nuclear physics
NT7
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quantistic mechanics
NT7
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radiation physics
NT7
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space weather
NT7
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thermodynamics
NT5
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physiology
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NT6
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animal physiology
NT6
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ecophysiology
NT6
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human physiology
NT6
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plant physiology
NT5
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planetology
NT5
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psychology
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NT6
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disaster psychology
NT6
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environmental psychology
NT5
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rheology
NT5
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risk science
NT5
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rudology
NT5
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social sciences
NT5
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sociology
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soil science
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NT6
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pedology
NT5
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statistics
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NT6
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demography
NT6
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geostatistic
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probability calculus
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taxonomy
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terminology
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NT6
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environmental terminology
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medical terminology
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water science
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NT6
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cryology
NT6
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glaciology
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hydrography
NT6
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nivology
NT5
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zoology
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NT6
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cetology
NT6
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entomology
NT6
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ethology
NT6
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herpetology
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ichthyology
NT6
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malacology
NT6
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mammalogy
NT6
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ornithology
NT5
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[atmospheric sciences]
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climatology
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NT7
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bioclimatology
NT7
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marine climatology
NT7
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microclimatology
NT7
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palaeoclimatology
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meteorology
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NT7
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aerology
NT7
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agrometeorology
NT7
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biometeorology
NT7
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hydrometeorology
NT7
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micrometeorology
NT7
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nivometeorology
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Theme
information/education
Theme
research
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7472
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
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More specific terms
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Alternative terms
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